2001-2012历年考研英语完型及常考固定搭配.docx

2001年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases 1 the trial of Rosemary West.In a significant 2 of legal controls over the press. Lord Irvine,the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a 3 bill that will propose making payments to witnesses 4 and will strictly control the amount of 5 that can be given to a case 6 a trial begins.In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, Chairman of the House of Commons Media Select Committee, Lord Irvine said he 7 with a committee report this year which said that self-regulation did not 8 sufficient control. 9 of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a 10 of media protest when he said the 11 of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges 12 to Parliament.The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which 13 the European Convention on Human Rights legally 14 in Britain, laid down that everybody was 15 to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.Press freedoms will be in safe hands 16 our British judges, he said. Witness payments became an 17 after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were 18 to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised 19 witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to 20 guilty verdicts.1. [A] as to[B] for instance[C]in particular[D] such as2. [A] tightening[B] intensifying[C] focusing[D] fastening3. [A] sketch[B] rough[C] preliminary[D] draft4. [A] illogical[B] illegal[C] improbable[D] improper5. [A] publicity[B] penalty[C] popularity[D] peculiarity6. [A] since[B] if[C] before[D] as7. [A] sided[B] shared[C] complied[D] agreed8. [A] present[B] offer[C] manifest[D] indicate9. [A] Release[B] Publication[C] Printing[D] Exposure10. [A] storm[B] rage[C] flare[D] flash11. [A] translation[